DeWayne Walker, the 33rd coach in New Mexico State football history, resigned from the school on Thursday to take an assistant coaching position with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Walker worked at NMSU the past four years.

With that, a look back at key dates during his tenure.

Dec., 2008: New Mexico State hires DeWayne Walker to become its 33rd head football coach in school history. Walker had spent the previous three seasons as defensive coordinator at UCLA and USC.

Aug., 2009: An effort to collect donated snacks is used as an attempt to lighten the load on the football program's budget, gaining national attention. The snacks story began when an e-mail was sent to NMSU alumni and Aggie football fans asking for donations in the wake of cutbacks to the football budget.

Sept., 2009: The Walker regime kicks off with a 21-6 loss at home to Idaho in his inaugural game at NMSU.

Sept., 2009: The Aggies win their first game under Walker, defeating Prairie View A&M 21-18 at Aggie Memorial Stadium.

Sept., 2009: UTEP beats NMSU 38-12 at Aggie Memorial Stadium in a game delayed for three hours due to lightning. The teams left the field with 12:16 left in the first quarter at around 6:15 p.m., and didn't return until three hours later.

Oct., 2009: New Mexico State beats Utah State 20-17 at Aggie Memorial Stadium.

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The Aggies improved to 3-3 overall and 2-0 in the Western Athletic Conference. It was their final win of the 2009 season.

Dec., 2009: Aggie running back Seth Smith hits the 1,000-yard mark.

Dec., 2009: Immediately following the season, Walker elects to not renew the contract of offensive coordinator Timm Rosenbach.

Dec., 2009: NMSU cornerback Davon House makes the All-WAC team.

Jan. 11, 2010: Walker's name surfaces for the first time regarding his interest in pursuing a defensive coordinator position with an NFL team, when his former boss at Southern California, Pete Carroll, was hired as the Seattle Seahawks head coach.

Jan. 13, 2010: Walker's agent, Don Yee, calls NMSU football "a program that may be the most (challenging) in college football and the NFL."

March 2010: Aggies sign running back Kenny Turner, a 24-year-old running back out of Fullerton Junior College. Turner was a late bloomer, a convicted felon who served five years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in Orlando, Fla. He wound up being a highly-productive Aggie, rushing for 1,000 yards and adding 514 receiving yards as a junior in 2011. He went unselected in the 2012 NFL Draft.

August 2010: Walker bans players from the use of Twitter during the football season.

Sept. 2010: Walker, who directed the defense during his first year-plus with the Aggies, hands playcalling duties over to veteran assistant coach Dale Lindsey.

Oct., 2010: Aggies lose to No. 3-ranked Boise State, 59-0 at home.

Oct., 2010: Freshman quarterback Andrew Manley comes off the bench to lead the Aggies downfield for a game-winning field goal, as the team topped UNM 16-14.

Nov., 2010: Aggies drop season finale to Hawaii 59-24, followed by Walker talking about a lack of support for the NMSU program. "I really believe the more you give, the more you get. And I just really believe we have to study what are you giving?"

March 2011: Offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar abruptly announces his retirement from football after 25 years in the business. Walker appoints Doug Martin as the Aggies' third offensive coordinator in three seasons.

Sept., 2011: Aggies go on the road and beat Minnesota 28-21 for the school's first victory over a team from the Big Ten, which happens to be Walker's alma mater. It was the first win over a BCS program for NMSU since the 1999, and springboarded NMSU to an improved 2011 campaign.

Sept., 2011: Following the win at Minnesota, Aggies lose tough 16-10 home game to UTEP. Late in game, Aggie starting quarterback Andrew Manley tears his ACL, ending his season.

Oct., 2011: Quarterback Matt Christian leads a high-powered offensive attack, as NMSU jumps out to a 21-0 lead early and coasts to 42-28 victory over New Mexico.

Nov. 2011: Aggies win 48-45 shootout over Fresno State, their first win over the Bulldogs in 18 tries.

Dec., 2011: More staff changes for NMSU. Defensive coordinator Dale Lindsey and defensive line coach Jesse Williams don't have contracts renewed. Offensive line coach Jason Lenzmeier heads north to take job at UNM.

Nov., 2012: Leading up to final game of season at Texas State, Walker talks about what his program needs heading into offseason - specifically, money for assistant coaches and support in strength and conditioning and recruiting. "I beg a lot. So I'll keep begging until I get something," he said.

Dec., 2012: Last game of Walker era ends with 66-28 loss at Texas State. "I got a lot of thinking to do," Walker said following the loss. "A lot of stuff to think about. You don't want to go out like this."

Jan., 2013: Walker hires Doug Martin to come back to New Mexico State as offensive coordinator. Martin spent the 2012 season as the offensive coordinator at Boston College, but was not retained after BC fired head coach Frank Spaziani.

Jan., 2013: Walker officially resigns as New Mexico State head football coach.

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